Mike
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“You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.”
Psalms 85:2, 12-13 NIV
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You forgave the iniquity of your people
and covered all their sins.
You set aside all your wrath
and turned from your fierce anger.
Restore us again, God our Savior,
and put away your displeasure tow
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December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.”
Psalms 85:2, 12-13 NIV
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“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14 NIV bible.com/bible/111/is...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
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““ ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.”
Jeremiah 33:14 NIV
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December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
““ ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.”
Jeremiah 33:14 NIV
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“With all vigilance guard your heart, for in it are the sources of life.”
Proverbs 4:23 NABRE bible.com/bible/463/pr...
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Proverbs 4:23 With all vigilance guard your heart,
for in it are the sources of life. | New American Bible, revised edition (NABRE) | Download The Bible App Now
With all vigilance guard your heart,
for in it are the sources of life.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“With all vigilance guard your heart, for in it are the sources of life.”
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Proverbs 4:23 NABRE bible.com/bible/463/pr...
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus,”
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Romans 15:5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus | New American Bible, revised edition (NABRE) | Download The Bible A...
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus
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December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus,”
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“Two centuries later, we face a similar dilemma. We can keep surrendering our classrooms to tools that make learning weaker, shallower, and narrower. Or we can insist that education remain grounded in deep attention, sustained effort, and real connection. (1/3)
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We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains
Decades of data show a clear pattern: The more schools digitize, the worse students perform, writes Jared Cooney Horvath.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Two centuries later, we face a similar dilemma. We can keep surrendering our classrooms to tools that make learning weaker, shallower, and narrower. Or we can insist that education remain grounded in deep attention, sustained effort, and real connection. (1/3)
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“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.”
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December 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.”
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“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. We love because he first loved us.”
1 John 4:7, 11, 19 NABRE
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1 John 4:7, 11, 19 NABRE
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1 John 4:7-19 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the...
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God w
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December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. We love because he first loved us.”
1 John 4:7, 11, 19 NABRE
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“The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.”
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December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.”
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“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
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Ephesians 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. | New International Ver...
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
Ephesians 6:18 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ep...
Ephesians 6:18 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ep...
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:25 NIV bible.com/bible/111/pr...
Proverbs 11:25 NIV bible.com/bible/111/pr...
Proverbs 11:25 A generous person will prosper;
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A generous person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:25 NIV bible.com/bible/111/pr...
Proverbs 11:25 NIV bible.com/bible/111/pr...
“The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;”
Psalms 121:5 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ps...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;”
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““Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
Matthew 24:42 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ma...
Matthew 24:42 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ma...
Matthew 24:42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
““Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
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November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
““Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
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Matthew 24:42 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ma...
Matthew 24:42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
““Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
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“Harm is done when we try to hide the limitations of our knowing, when we try to present ourselves as complete rather than the in-process beings that we always are.” -Timothy San Pedro, Education Scholar.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“Harm is done when we try to hide the limitations of our knowing, when we try to present ourselves as complete rather than the in-process beings that we always are.” -Timothy San Pedro, Education Scholar.
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“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.””
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November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.””
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“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””
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November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””
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Previously, graduate students could borrow federal loans up to the cost of their degree, but under the new proposal, there would be caps on loans based on whether students are enrolled in a program that is considered professional or not.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Previously, graduate students could borrow federal loans up to the cost of their degree, but under the new proposal, there would be caps on loans based on whether students are enrolled in a program that is considered professional or not.
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“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”
Psalms 9:1 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ps...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”
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“Fear magnifies the problem and minimizes the promise.”
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Anxiety - Day 7 of 30
# Fear of the Unknown
One of the biggest triggers of anxiety is fear of the unknown. The Israelites had seen God’s miracles in Egypt and in the wil
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November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“Fear magnifies the problem and minimizes the promise.”
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“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”
Psalms 68:19 NIV bible.com/bible/111/ps...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”
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“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.””
Luke 6:38 NIV bible.com/bible/111/lu...
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Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” | ...
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
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November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.””
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Luke 6:38 NIV bible.com/bible/111/lu...
“for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
Matthew 10:20 NIV
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Matthew 10:20 NIV
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for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
Matthew 10:20 NIV
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Matthew 10:20 NIV
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